New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-02
IRREGULARITIES or POOR ITALIANS.

THEIR FEAR OF HOSPITAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TONS OF GRIEF OVER THE DEAD
aThe Italians ough. TO have hospital Of their own"
said Dr. Pinkerton at Bellevue Hospital recently
Just hear that fellow screams why. It's enough to
brighten the tramps the cells below what's the mat
ter with him crushed leg. 1t is painful OF course,
but that Is not what him It's fear that has got pos
session OF him They stoics as far as pain Is con-
oerned He thinks that he is going TO be killed There
IA some slight for him. as he does not understand
our language ways His case is simple one He was
run over by heavy wagon and the proper thing 70 do
for him Is amputate the leg at the knee This may
save his life, but II the leg Is left on II will decompose
and cause death The patient will not consent TO tho
operation and his friendsthere arc dozen OF them
around jabbering all tho time-eounsel him 70 look out
for the doctors. Who they alege arc yearnns for h
hearts blood and will kill him for his bones They laugh
at your reason sco at advice and nothing can DO
done In hospital against patients WILL this Italian
will have go whore all the good Italians go In little
while. Ignorance and fear Will kill him much quicker
than tho surgeons knife. inte!lieently used These
people arc troublesome than those OF any other
nationality In hospital and they disturb the rest OF tho
other patients they had hospital where the doctors,
nurses knives. cots and medicines were all Imported
frolh Italy, there would probably be no trouble
1T seems that It is grea: oversight to place
any restrictions on the house surgeon and the consulting
physicians who usually In the first rank OF their
profession, In regard TO their action upon cases that
come to their notice In hospital The physicians
hands are and he compelled to stand like Ounce
IN the presence Of suffering. patient. whose mind Is
certainly affected either directly Indirectly by an In
Jury to his head body refuses TO allow him TO do as
his Judgment dictates Tho ignorance or dcrium OF =
paticnt Ia permitted tc than offset the Judgment
sli and GOODNESS OF experienced surgeon In many
cases This should not be- The physician should have
complete control Of the patient and have the power
do whatever, In his Judgment, is best for him II
otxxy Tho nj n interfere
with the treatment stands the patient rules
the physcian What folly II Is 10 allow patient TO 90.
eide UPON . course that must certainly end IN death
Ia nothing loss than suicide, crime III this state
Italians are the most demOnstratye people ever
saw and their popularity 10 especially PROMINENT wnen
they are shO WINK grief Tor the dead Olher people may
weep and snow excitement but an ltaiiah Judging
from action alone, violently Insane at tue ss
OF dead friend relative Il Is custom anong
them TO tear the from their faces win their hnser
SaiIs and the orc flesh they get OF In limited ue
the more gre shown. They come from the deau Will
blood streaming their faces Their grief seems W
be- exhibited In Gil It's violence only at nrst ior soon
sfarv Ard they are Jolly and apparently happy; anu
ailo the city many GASES 10 bury their deaa wnoa
further concern. only speaking ABOUT tno ~
olass of Italians; tho wealthy onos KNOW hosn nt
about and do know whether they snow their ssi "
the same not"